Refining Oneself Into A Corpse

In Black Stone Town, the sky was dim.

The central government office hall.

After the man finished speaking, Lu Chuan looked at the sky outside and said, "It's getting late, how about we wait until tomorrow? It's not like it's urgent."

"Besides, I've already arranged a feast. The weather is cold, and County Deputy Li has been traveling outside for so long. How about a cup of wine to warm up?"

The cold season had frigid weather, and daylight hours were shorter than in the hot season.

Although it was Shen time (3-5 pm), the sky outside had already darkened.

Hearing this, both of them were somewhat tempted.

Even Spirit Masters were still mortal beings, unable to withstand the harsh cold and heat. They had been outside for who knows how long, and now that they were in this warm environment, they were more or less reluctant to face the cold outside again.

"In that case, let's wait until tomorrow," County Deputy Li said.

"Alright," the man readily agreed.

Nothing was said that night.

The next morning, the sky was gloomy, and a heavy snowstorm was approaching.

The group left Black Stone Town and headed towards the new burial mound.

The group consisted of Lu Chuan, County Deputy Li, and the person following behind County Deputy Li.

The three of them arrived at the new burial mound, looking at the snow-covered grave mounds, a sense of sorrow permeated the air.

"Let's begin, and pray that we can still find some traces," County Deputy Li said, tightening his robe.

"Yes," the man responded with a bow.

Then he took a few steps forward, entering the burial mound completely.

He slowly opened his palm, and a delicate little flower slowly emerged in his palm.

This was a third-rank spiritual treasure - the Trace Seeking Flower.

The Trace Seeking Flower relied on the target's residual aura to attach to its petals. As long as the target was within the Trace Seeking Flower's detection range, the petals could guide the seeker.

On one of the petals of the Trace Seeking Flower, there was a black and red gas. This gas floated slowly on it but could not leave the flower petal.

This gas was extracted from the traces of the Corpse-Smelling Old Ghost's battle.

The petals of the Trace Seeking Flower trembled slightly but eventually returned to silence.

"The Corpse-Smelling Old Ghost should have passed through here, but he didn't stay here, so the petals of the Trace Seeking Flower only trembled slightly, without any significant fluctuations," the man explained.

"But we still have to go in and take a look. If we can find any of the latest traces left by the Corpse-Smelling Old Ghost, it can add to our chances of success in the pursuit," the man said, looking at County Deputy Li.

Here, County Deputy Li had the highest cultivation and the highest status, so naturally, everything he did had to follow his orders.

"Since we've already come, let's go in and take a look, hoping to find some traces left by the Corpse-Smelling Old Ghost," County Deputy Li said, readily accepting his suggestion.

The three entered, following the Trace Seeking Flower's guidance, and walked slowly along a path.

Unknowingly, they came to a pit.

"Why is there such a big pit here? I don't remember it being here before?" Lu Chuan asked, looking at the pit in front of him.

Then he turned his gaze to the Trace Seeking Flower.

"No need to look. This wasn't caused by the Corpse-Smelling Old Ghost. If he had caused such a big commotion, he couldn't have left without leaving some traces."

"In my opinion, this pit has existed for quite some time. There are no other residual auras in it."

"The Corpse-Smelling Old Ghost should have stayed here, but the stay shouldn't have been long, so the aura here can't be used by us," the Spirit Master holding the Trace Seeking Flower analyzed.

"In that case, let's continue," County Deputy Li said, immediately leaving the area and continuing to walk inside.

Seeing this, Lu Chuan and the other man hurriedly followed.

Time slowly passed, and unknowingly, they arrived at the Yin Gathering Land.

"Indeed, it's a treasure land," County Deputy Li said, looking around.

The Spirit Master holding the Trace Seeking Flower looked at the Trace Seeking Flower in his hand, which didn't have much fluctuation, and sighed helplessly, saying, "It seems that the Corpse-Smelling Old Ghost didn't stay here. His cultivation has been crippled, so he shouldn't be able to cultivate on his own. This treasure land isn't much of a treasure land to him. Even staying here for a long time isn't a good thing for him."

The petals of the Trace Seeking Flower still swayed gently, pointing in one direction.

The Spirit Master jumped onto a grave mound and looked into the distance.

Then he pointed in that direction and looked at Lu Chuan, asking, "Is there anything special in that direction?"

Lu Chuan looked in the direction the man was pointing, feeling somewhat confused. He thought for a moment, then slapped his head and said, "Yes, there is a special place."

"Oh? What place?" County Deputy Li asked in surprise.

"The old burial mound is in that direction," Lu Chuan replied.

"It seems that the Corpse-Smelling Old Ghost ultimately went there," the Spirit Master holding the Trace Seeking Flower said firmly.

"Oh? Are you sure?" Lu Chuan asked.

"Are you sure?" County Deputy Li also looked at the Spirit Master.

"Eighty percent sure," the Spirit Master said, looking at the Trace Seeking Flower in his hand.

A gentle breeze blew, and the petals of the Trace Seeking Flower swayed slightly, then firmly pointed in that direction again.

At this moment, Lu Chuan felt a chill on his face. He looked up at the sky and muttered to himself, "It's snowing."

Hearing this, County Deputy Li and the Spirit Master also looked up at the sky.

Little by little, white snowflakes fell, and suddenly, a gust of wind swept in, blowing the robes of the three. The three tightened their robes as the snow fell heavier.

"Let's go back first. After counting the personnel, we'll set off when the snow is lighter. This time, we'll definitely make sure that the Corpse-Smelling Old Ghost has no way to escape," County Deputy Li said, then turned and left first.

Lu Chuan and the Spirit Master had no objection to this and followed closely behind.

Back in Black Stone Town, the wind was howling, and goose feather-like snow fell, covering the roofs in white. The streets were sparsely populated, and people were hurrying along.

The three returned directly to the central government office to gather their men.

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At this moment, the old burial mound was also burying some traces due to the arrival of this heavy snow.

An ordinary grave mound was located among them, and no one would have thought that there would be a passage leading to the underground beneath this grave mound.

Underground, beside the underground dark river, a black lotus flower was budding, and wisps of Yin energy were slowly floating around it.

The lotus flower was directly rooted in the ground, and the soil here had become extremely loose.

Chen Xing sat cross-legged next to the Yin-Underworld Three-Colored Lotus, and with each breath, wisps of Yin energy were absorbed and refined by the corpse bead in his body, and then transformed into corpse energy. The corpse energy then separated from the corpse bead and entered Chen Xing's body meridians.

The corpse energy traveled through Chen Xing's body along the meridians, strengthening his physique and slowly dissipating.

At this moment, another stream of corpse energy traveled along the meridians.

"Om..."

A buzzing sound rang from the Yin-Underworld Three-Colored Lotus, and Chen Xing suddenly opened his eyes.

At this moment, the Yin-Underworld Three-Colored Lotus had fully bloomed, his roots slowly dissipated, and the entire lotus flower swayed slightly, as if celebrating his new life.

Seeing this, Chen Xing stood up and came to the Yin-Underworld Three-Colored Lotus.

The Yin-Underworld Three-Colored Lotus seemed to sense the danger, and the entire lotus body shook rapidly. At the same time, it shot towards the underground dark river.

Seeing this, Chen Xing no longer hesitated. He suddenly took a step, and when the Yin-Underworld Three-Colored Lotus was about ten inches away from the underground dark river, he grabbed it in his arms.

The Yin-Underworld Three-Colored Lotus resisted extremely fiercely, but it was in vain.

Chen Xing hugged the Yin-Underworld Three-Colored Lotus and moved away from the underground dark river.

Until he came to the rock wall, he found a place to sit cross-legged.

At this moment, his heart moved, and the corpse bead in the Qi Sea was spinning around, and at the same time, streams of corpse energy burst out from it.

Chen Xing's hands were completely covered by corpse energy, he hugged the Yin-Underworld Three-Colored Lotus tightly, and transitioned the corpse energy inside.

The Yin-Underworld Three-Colored Lotus was not to be outdone, and streams of Yin energy resisted the invasion of corpse energy.

A stalemate battle began.

The sky gradually darkened, and the three of County Deputy Li in the government office looked at the heavy snow in the sky, and couldn't help but feel a little annoyed.

"It seems that we have to wait until tomorrow," County Deputy Li murmured.

In such a snowy day, even Spirit Masters may freeze to death outside at night, they did not believe that the Corpse-Smelling Old Ghost, whose cultivation had been abolished, dared to travel in such weather.

And they had already determined the approximate location of the Corpse-Smelling Old Ghost, so they were not afraid that he would continue to run, they firmly believed that sooner or later, the Corpse-Smelling Old Ghost would be caught by them.

At that time, they would definitely have to concoct him well.

Another night passed.

The sky was bright, and the wind and snow gradually subsided.

The wind was small, and the snow was also small, and a group of people gathered at the gate of the government office.

The three of County Deputy Li walked out of the central government office, looked at the crowd and said: "Presumably, your Lu head arrester has already told you in detail about this mission, your task is to form an encirclement there to prevent anyone from escaping from it."

"Yes!" Everyone replied.

"Okay, now prepare to set off." County Deputy Li waved his hand and led Lu Chuan and the Spirit Master with the Trace Seeking Flower, walking in the front, followed by a group of government arresters.

Towards the old burial mound.

Du Jiangliu was sitting in the central government office to prevent other accidents from happening.

At this moment, Chen Xing's refining of the Yin-Underworld Three-Colored Lotus had also reached the most critical moment.

I saw that at this moment, 90% of the lotus body of the Yin-Underworld Three-Colored Lotus had been shrouded in corpse energy, and Yin energy could only barely resist, but it could not stop the invasion of corpse energy.

Gradually, the resistance of the Yin-Underworld Three-Colored Lotus became weaker and weaker, and the corpse energy easily completely enveloped the Yin-Underworld Three-Colored Lotus.

Since then, the Yin-Underworld Three-Colored Lotus was refined by Chen Xing and became Chen Xing's spiritual treasure.

Looking at the Yin-Underworld Three-Colored Lotus in front of him, Chen Xing finally showed a smile on his face: "Finally got it."

Then, he injected corpse energy into it, and then put the Yin-Underworld Three-Colored Lotus into the Qi Sea.

As soon as the Yin-Underworld Three-Colored Lotus fell into the Qi Sea, it was like a curious baby, flying around in it.

Finally, he came to the bottom of the corpse bead, quietly suspended there, and the Yin energy slowly generated on the lotus body was absorbed by the corpse bead above.